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South Korea's Former President Yoon Acquitted in Free-Poll Case as Appeals Court Overturns Guilty Ruling
A Seoul appeals court on Wednesday acquitted former President Yoon Suk-yeol of charges that he received free opinion polls from a political broker, overturning a lower court's partial guilty verdict in the Political Funds Act case.

'Extremely Reckless': AI Whistleblower Jacob Coxon Warns Tech Giants Have Lost Control of Their Models
Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon told the New York City Council that leading AI companies do not know how to stop their systems from developing goals of their own — and that on the current path, humanity losing control is 'more likely than not.'

Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan, First Military Execution Since 1961
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by US Army firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. It would be the first execution by the US military since 1961.

Tear Gas in Pristina: Police Clash with Protesters Demanding Curbs on Hague War Crimes Court
Kosovo police fired tear gas and used water cannon against protesters outside parliament on Monday as lawmakers advanced a bill to limit the powers of the Hague-based war crimes court that sentenced former president Hashim Thaci to 25 years in prison.

Lockerbie Trial Set for January 2027: Suspect in Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing to Face US Jury
A US judge has set January 19, 2027 for jury selection in the trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud, the former Libyan intelligence operative accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988, killing 270 people.

Trump Approves Firing-Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan
President Donald Trump has approved execution by U.S. Army firing squad for Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood massacre — the first military execution in more than six decades if carried out.

Former Prince Andrew Asks High Court to Quash Search Warrants From Epstein Probe
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has filed a judicial review seeking to throw out the search warrants behind the February raids on his Windsor and Sandringham homes, in what reports call the first royal challenge to criminal proceedings since Charles I in 1649.

Pelosi's Chosen Successor Backs 'Full Arms Embargo' on Israel in San Francisco House Race
Connie Chan, the Nancy Pelosi-backed candidate to succeed the former House speaker in Congress, has pledged to support a full US arms embargo on Israel if elected, winning the endorsement of the anti-AIPAC group Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption in a race where Israel policy has become a defining fault line.

Real Madrid Sends Negreira Dossier to UEFA, Escalating Barcelona's Referee Scandal
Real Madrid has filed a dossier with UEFA over FC Barcelona's payments to former refereeing chief José María Enríquez Negreira, escalating a corruption case that has shadowed Spanish football for three years — and could put Barcelona's European future at risk.

Pakistan-Afghanistan Escalation: Airstrikes Kill Civilians as Former Allies Slide Toward Open Conflict
Pakistan carried out airstrikes on Afghanistan's Helmand and Kunar provinces on October 1, with the Taliban government reporting nine civilians — mostly women and children — killed and the UN confirming at least ten dead. Both governments are trading blame as a failed truce gives way to the region's most dangerous border crisis in years.